REDD+ is one of the leading near-term options for global climate change mitigation. More
than 300 subnational REDD+ initiatives have been launched across the tropics, responding …

This article examines access to an economically important forest product (Brazil nuts) and its
relationship with livelihood strategies in the Cazumbá–Iracema Extractive Reserve (CIER) …

Forest conservation policies could potentially become a centerpiece for climate change
mitigation. Incentive-based conservation policies, such as payments for environmental …

The Amazon is rapidly approaching its tip** point, which could turn a once enchanted
tropical rainforest into a dry, carbon-emitting savannah. This will have catastrophic impacts …

Green capitalism offers a salvific counterpoint to business-as-usual capitalism while
underscoring the perils of environmental degradation and unsustainable development …

The Brazilian Amazon contains the largest remaining contiguous forest in the tropics, but
also faces strong development pressures and one of the highest rates of deforestation in the …

Tropical forests are newly valuable because of the carbon they sequester. Yet it is not clear
who will benefit as a result. This article examines forest carbon's new value in Acre, Brazil. It …

The environmental impacts of the global livestock industry are expected to continue
increasing due to high meat consumption among affluent consumers in developed nations …

Multistakeholder forums (MSFs) are applied in territorial planning with the goal of bringing
together diverse actors in decision‐making, allowing the participation and empowerment of …

This study analyzes the distribution of cultural values associated with forest and non-forest
landscapes among stakeholder groups sha** land use and land cover change (LULCC) …